Demonstrations have been taking place across the world over the large-scale repression of the Uyghur Muslim population living in Xinjiang by the Chinese government amounting to “crimes against humanity.” Recently, on December 3, a few activists gathered in Tokyo to show support for and silently highlight the suffering of the Uyghur people of Xinjiang in China. The […]
50 UN members condemn Chinese government’s oppression of Uyghurs
Fifty United Nations member states issued a joint statement condemning the Chinese government’s oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan. The joint statement was issued on Monday and is the largest group of states publicly condemning China’s ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan, reported East Turkistan Government in […]
UN rights body abandons Uyghurs, votes not to discuss China’s abuse: Report
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rejected the bid by the US and European countries to debate rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China. Last week, the UN’s top human rights body voted down a proposal from western countries including the US and Britain to hold a […]
German Parliament to hold discussion on situation of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang
In a bid to create pressure on China regarding human rights violations of the Uyghur community in the country, the German Parliament will hold a discussion on the situation of Uyghurs on Saturday. Ahead of the upcoming discussion on April 30, Enver Can of Ilham Tohti Initiative organized a press […]
China using diplomatic leverage to target Uyghurs abroad
China is using its diplomatic heft with countries in Central, West, and South Asia to hunt down and target Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities who have taken refuge abroad, a media report said. Using a complex tool kit of intimidation, harassment, surveillance, detentions, and extraditions, Beijing’s transnational campaign has grown […]
Uyghurs commemorate Baren revolution, urge world to act against Chinese genocide
Members of the East Turkistani or Uyghur diaspora, led by the East Turkistan Government in Exile, in Istanbul, the Washington DC metropolitan area, and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Edmonton peacefully demonstrated to commemorate Baren Revolution that erupted on April 5, 1990, which became to known as the Baren Massacre. […]
OIC meeting: Pakistan PM rakes up Kashmir, fails to speak against rights violation of Uyghurs by China
Turning a blind eye to China’s suppression of Uyghur Muslims, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again raked up the issue of Kashmir at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Islamabad. Addressing the keynote address at the inaugural session of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign […]
Pakistan aiding Chinese repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: Report
Pakistan has never shied away from denouncing other nations for atrocities against Muslim communities however the country itself has remained noncommittal on the issue of violation of Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang. China’s economic rise and growing presence in Pakistan due to its investment specifically in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has given Beijing an unprecedented scope […]
China finally faces accountability for rights abuses of Uyghurs
After years of facing non-accountability for repression and human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China is now facing the heat for its actions as the West sanctions Chinese companies sourcing goods from Xinjiang to the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to a Canada-based think tank, China had tried to control the narrative on […]
Tibetans, Uyghurs protest in Paris over China’s rights violations
Demonstrators from Tibetans, Uyghurs, and the Vietnamese communities gathered at Paris’s Bastille Square for a candlelight vigil to protest against human rights violations and cultural genocide of ethnic groups by the Chinese government. The protest took place on Friday on the occasion of World Human Rights Day. The protestors were joined by French Senator Andre Gattolin, who is […]
‘China exploited 9/11 tragedy to repress Uyghurs in Xinjiang’
China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exploited the international revulsion towards terrorism sparked by the 9/11 attacks to reframe state repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Politico reported. Following the attacks in the US in 2001, then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent a telegram to then-US President George W Bush conveying the Chinese government’s “deep sympathy and […]
Under Taliban rule, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear deportation to China
Uyghurs population in Afghanistan fears that they will be extradited to China after the Taliban takeover of the war-ravaged country. “The Uyghurs in Afghanistan are just so scared. The Taliban has been dealing with China a lot behind closed doors,” Mohammed Umar, the Pakistan-based chairman of the Umar Uighur Trust, told New York Post. “Now that the Taliban has full power, maybe they will be […]
Netherlands’s Arnhem city breaks ties with Wuhan over China’s handling of Uyghurs
Terming Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’, Netherland’s Arnhem city broke cooperation chains with their sister city of Wuhan. In a surprise decision, the majority of the Arnhem city council voted against the mayor’s plan to continue the relationship with Wuhan and stay in dialogue with China about human rights, […]
Turkey President discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone call
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) discussed situation of Uyghur Muslims during a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Expressing Turkey’s respect for China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, he underlined the importance of Uyghur Turks living in prosperity, freedom, and peace as “equal citizens of China”, reported Daily […]